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THE SECRET FRIEND
When Harvard student Emma Hale disappears, her father—one of Boston's most powerful men—believes she has been kidnapped. Months pass and the trail goes cold but then her body is found floating in the Charles River . . . A year later, Judith Chen, another student, disappears. Like Emma, she is soon found in the river. Dead. CSI Darby McCormick is assigned to the case and uncovers a key piece of overlooked evidence, one that brings her into contact with Malcolm Fletcher . . . a former profiler with strange black eyes who is now on the FBI's Most Wanted list. Is Fletcher working for Emma's father? And what connects the two dead girls? Fletcher, it seems, not only knows the answers but also the identity of the killer. When a third student goes missing, Darby is led into a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse with the former profiler and stumbles across deadly secrets that need to stay buried . . . forever.  Read an excerpt
BUY THE BOOK A US publication date hasn't been set yet. US readers can order easily from the Amazon.co.uk link below (shipping is very reasonable!). Amazon UKAmazon (kindle edition)
Penguin UK paperback July 2008 ISBN 9780141030876
INSPIRATION I had been looking for an idea for a long time to bring back one of my favorite characters, Malcolm Fletcher. One day an image came to me: Darby McCormick looking through a fancy Boston penthouse when the lights go off. When she turns around, she meets Malcolm Fletcher standing in the dark. The entire story sort of grew out of that image.
REVIEWS "This book is responsible for me losing several hours of sleep! A true page turner, and one of the best crime novels that I have read." —Stephen Geraghty, WATERSTONE'S PORTSMOUTH "I found this book so interesting and entertaining that I finished it in a week-end. The intriguing plot is woven so well, that the reader is drawn into story, feeling the intense highs and lows of the characters. A very good crime thriller, which I thoroughly recommend." —SAlison Walsh, WATERSTONE'S STEVENAGE  |
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